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Went to Peebles, only 45 minute drive, left Edinburgh sun shining. Sun still shining when we got there, put the tent up, sent the kids on their way to the park, and the heavens opened and the wind got up.

In addition if you have ever been at Crossburn and you manage to get a pitch numbered 19 to 25 then you have a very difficult job pitching your tent due to stones in the ground and tree roots.

By this morning after a very cold night, rain, hail, sleet and snow, the pitches were a quagmire and clearly the weekend was a wash out and we ended up packing up and going home.

Heres hoping that that next week the weather will be better and we will manage out.

We have wimped out of camping at Easter after last years mud bath and have rented a static.Our camping season will start May BH in future but I hope the weather improves for all of you who start at Easter. We are heading into mid April and the weather should be better than it is.

Carol

The grand kids (Girls 4 and 6) and I are ready to go but the OH says it is still too cold so staying at home sulking. Keep asking when we are going, I tell them to ask Nanny, but she wont give in. Hope the weather stay good for those of you braving it up to and icluding Easter. Hope after that it all changes for the better so we can all start in ernest,

Enjoy

Haz

Quote: Originally posted by madnessjambo on 08/4/2006

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Went to Peebles, only 45 minute drive, left Edinburgh sun shining. Sun still shining when we got there, put the tent up, sent the kids on their way to the park, and the heavens opened and the wind got up.

In addition if you have ever been at Crossburn and you manage to get a pitch numbered 19 to 25 then you have a very difficult job pitching your tent due to stones in the ground and tree roots.

By this morning after a very cold night, rain, hail, sleet and snow, the pitches were a quagmire and clearly the weekend was a wash out and we ended up packing up and going home.

Heres hoping that that next week the weather will be better and we will manage out.

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Hi Jock

Crossburn is a nice campsite, located next to a river, ideal for walks with the dog.  The campsite is on the edge of Peebles and the town centre is only about a three minute drive. There is a Somerfield store on the same road as the campsite heading into Peebles on the right hand side, you may miss it as it would appear to double up as the towns car park.

The toilet block is accessed through a code given out when you book in. The block itself is warm and clean. A new shower block is currently being consructed.

The only negative is the ground for pitching tents, but other than that the site is excellent.